Spare wheels for motorhomes
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TW wrote "Hmm, 24 hrs at the roadside on Lewis. That'll be fun😂😂😂"
Sounds a better option than a lay-by on the A1.
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I have just paid a large bill to have the spare wheel carrier replaced on my Peugeot Boxer based motorhome. The winch on the original carrier had failed. In future, I'll instruct the garage to remove the spare when the van goes in for the annual service/MOT, clean and grease before replacing. The carrier has a history of failure and was subject to a safety recall in 2011, see the Dec edition of MMM magazine of 2011.
Keep Safe, Howard
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They are quite tolerant of those from a different religion carrying out work on a Sunday as long as those persons obey their own holy day observances. Why, I remember when one could get a haircut on a Sunday but only from from a Jewish barber.
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As a relative newcomer to motorhomes, and shortly to embark on a cross- European trip that will include Eastern Europe, I'm very concerned there is currently no spare wheel. (I just don't trust the gunge as from experience with cars, it is useless with any damage to a side wall.) So somehow, for peace of mind, I have to accommodate the weight of the tyre and the rim. Suspending it underneath seems fraught with problems - not least of which is precisely where, weight distribution and access in an emergency (especially if on the side of a busy motorway or at the side of a road without proper hard shoulder). My current thinking is in the garage lying flat on the floor in the centre (to get the excess weight as low and central as possible) or against the garage front wall (away from the back of the vehicle). Fixing to the external rear as some do surely places additional weight potentially higher up and further away from the rear wheels. (My thinking also is that if there was an issue, a rescue service might be more willing to fit a spare wheel and tyre that I am carrying as opposed to having to source one at the time.) I appreciate this discussion trail goes back to 2019 but I'm hopeful someone might pick this up with their views.
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Do not buy it and shop for one which does have a spare wheel as standard.Our prevoius MH came with just a goo kit.Obtaining and fitting a spare somewhere on the vehicle turned into a pain in the proverbials.Current AS Warwick came with fitted spare and means of maintaining pressure without removing the spare.Happy days.Would never travel without a spare,If you look at the small print in your Breakdown Cover you may find that a charge can be involved when recovering a vehicle without a serviceable spare wheel.Recently had a screw in the passenger side front tyre which meant tyre was u/s -luckily I had a spare with me.
Cheapskate policy by manufacturers which should be outlawed IMHO,The vehicles are not cheap -even the base models!
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I don’t think I’d travel without a spare overseas, but might be less concerned about the implications here. I’ve got a gloop kit in the daily driver but can’t remember when I last had a flat - certainly 20+ years ago, but maybe just lucky?
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Thank you for your advice and comments - much appreciated. I did go ahead with the purchase and have also purchased a spare wheel and tyre. For now, it will go in the garage but I might well look at some other means of storage in the future. The weight of the spare is a concern but offset by the concern I would have without one... (As a sailor in a previous life, akin to sailing without a life raft...)
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